Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-18
DOINGS OF 'CONGREss
Summary Of Proceedings of Both
Houses at the National
Capital.

THE Senate committee on agriculture. r v =,
Cd inst, reported back favorably the House HI,
appropriating $4,000 for specinl Distribute ~
seeds in the drought-stricken sections of Ia.
MIR. Wilson, of Iowa, offered a resolution cana
upon the Secretary of the Treasury for c,,.n.a
formati as to railroad land grants in I'm
Consideration of the sundry civil appropria,Sias
bill was resumed, and passed after the adon.;oosa
of IN amendment increasing the approprisa..;;oaa
for tie survey of public lands from S5OTM.a
$4,000. The House bill to bridge the MissNHrs
River at Omaha and Council Bluffs was nsssal
by the Senate. Adjourned. In the Houis as ~
credentials of Mr.. Price, from tho Eight Cow m'
gressional District of Wisconsin,, to fiji the w y
cancy caused by the death Of his father, vsa
presented, and Mr.. Price qualified. The bill sn ~
thorizing the construction of II passenger hr;Jdua
across the Mississippi at Dubuque was passed.
The House refused, ny a vote OF l56 yeas to isl
ity-to pass over tho Presidents veto the hn n
pensioning Carter w. Tiller, whose son died y; y
A~ndersonville prison: A. joint resolution wall
of tho Navy to advertise for bids for the eon
struction of cruiser No. ]. and to CONTRACT tm
its construction and equipment, not i%ncludjpl
armament at a cost of not exceeding S1,3OO0N'
facture by Americans of flrst-class modern Pun,
for the navy and sea-coast defense, and up m
priating $4,000 therefor. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the Sd Mr.. Sawyer, Of VII.
consin, and Mr.. Whitthorne, OF Tennessee, prel
scented their credentials. Mr.. Evarts Introduce
a bill for the purchase Of John Erickson's Da
stroyer and ten enlarged steel vessels Of III
same type for defending the harbnrs Of MI
United States, appropriating $4,000 and N1
DOC, 600 for these purposes respectively. 1hI
bill OF last session to discharge the COMMITTED
on Pensions from further consideration Of hid
bill removing the limitation on applications fo1
arrears of pensions was brought up and plsced
nm th0 calandAr nv n YEA and nav VOTE ~ " ~
26. The bill to prohibit members Oh
Congress- from acting as attorneys fol-
subsidized railroad companies was un]
into executive. session. Mr.. Evarts opposed It'd
bill, but favored the amendment offered as \
substitute, which makes it unlawful for a mem
for subsidized railroads except in State or FedI
eral Courts in suits in which the United Sta,e5
is not a party. The House as Committee of tha
Whole took up the pleuro-pneumonia bill. Id
amendment striking out the provision for de,
struction of diseased animals and providing in.
stead that such animals shall be quarantined and
destroyed if necessary for scientific investigator
by scientific experts was agreed to, as was alsos AZ
amendment reducing from three-quarters I'd
one-half the value of an animal 80 destroyed al
compensation for the owner. Without concludI
ing consideration of the bill the Committee rosa
and the House adjourned.
On the 4th inst, the Senate passed td
war-tax %refunding bill with only one dissentaj
vote. that of Senator Van WyclA ConsideratimI
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~ ~ aa.iMas ..So,nsy III WIS resumed al \
lalse nuAapel VI uiienuiliet.S were oneIed' oI'
II bill finally passed = yeas, S
nays. y, ana 1no 1enaS9 aa1ourned|
from the Committee on Rules. rcnorte9 n res1,
luton discharging the Committee Of the Wlols
from further considering the Senate bill for thd
retirement and re-coinage of trade dollars, aud
making the bill a special order in the House t1
Feb. II. Adopted. The House at the evening
session passed thirty pension bills, and at lOal
adjourned.
No.. -
ihh sehhte on 'ne ''h passed inc oiii autnoH
izing the construction Of u wagon and foot pas
seneer bridge across the Mississippi mt Dr..
bnane sixtv nen.ion bi,,s vera also nas,sd
o,,nm +,em ~ ~ Ho,,aa Iim1 n mnt a,e > p ans;a
a. mt,sDsns nar e ,oon.h ~ tba Dn n,;dan - w ~ u pel sM
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,r;dau ~ Gni Tnpen nnrpiTs - ~ aIhp Tba f +, T..
onnponr;o Ho,, hiI1 covar;nu ~ stt. nne r niu,sa
NJ pesl was taken mn ronid1Iv read and p masssd
piitfbn, S discns ei ~; ,r nnpi hiiI 20 oG ;ncor n,," paS ~
H Htiai and Pac;;ic shin RaiiwoW Gon pOs", r n,
,'ndar consideratinn wlhapn th,s SaSote eI ad;nnrn d
r. r. 4ha 9nSsa ~ SnoaEa. Ie;d hato1, t ~ h heM
the hill for the r refnnhdims Of dir direct Wa re- taxe;